This is Southern fiction at its very, very best. It reminded me a little of "Tomato Girl" by Jayne Pupek, another really terrific book. The story of 12 year old Cecelia Honeycutt, her sad mentally ill mother, and a great-aunt with a pure and generous heart and a large circle of eccentric friends.I fell in love with all of the characters and stayed up late night after night to read. I was very sorry when the story came to an end. Ms. Hoffman's debut novel is beautifully written. There were so many sentences and paragraphs that I went back to read again and again. The book is sometimes sad, often humorous, and for me, cathartic. When CeeCee was finally able to mourn the death of her mother, I broke down and mourned the loss of my own mother in a way that I haven't in the past. I can't say enough good things about this book, it was such a joy to read and I can't wait for her next effort.
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